Calendar attachment for pencils



Nov. 4. i924 1,514,449

A. EGGER CALENDAR ATTACHMENT FOR PENCILS FiledV June 30 1924 'ma :a o9 202| 222m WWW 279,96*".

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Patented Nov. 4, 1924.r

UNlTED STATES IPATENT OFHQ.;

ANDREW EGGER, OIF RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Appllication filed 1Tune 30, 1924i. Serial No. 723,385.

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Be it known that I, ANDREW EGGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of' Ridgway, in the county of IElk and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a Calendar Attachment for Pencils, ot which the following is a full, clear, and exact de-` r for a pencil which by a simple manipulation of a part of the pencilV will cause a calendar, normally hidden from view, to be exposed for reference.

Another object concerns the provision of means whereby the attachment can be embodied in the pencil with a minimum requirement as to the alteration of the parts and construction of the pencil.

The invention is illustrated ings, of which- Figure 1 is the elevation of a pencil with the attachment plate showing the calendar l nested;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts separated;

Fig. 3 is a partial elevation showing the calendar exposed;

Fig. et is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 wi th the calendar in the exposed position;

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the calendar in its inside position;

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through the end of the pencil; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the -calendar-carrying sleeve.

The form of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form, although it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be adopted wit-hout departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

In its general aspects the invention comprises a calendar-supporting element adapted to be insertible in or associated with a pencil -or the purpose of normally retaining a calendar within the pencil out of view,

in the drawand one which is capable, by a simple ma- -nipulatioin offprojecting the calendar to an exposed position tor reference.

In its preferred embodiment as shown iii `the drawings, lthe invention includes a peny cil having a stem 1 to the upper end ,ofk

which a sleeve 2 may be detachably fastened. s This sleeve is provided with a slot along one edge of which a flange is dowiiwardly and inwardly bent, as shown in Figs. il and 5. Slidable and rotatable within this sleeve 2 is an auxiliary sleeve la. This sleeve is provided with a recess 5 adapted to receive one end of a calendar 6. This calendar may be Jformed of a plurality of leaves, and when one edge of the calendar lis disposed .in the recess 5 the metal ot the auxiliary sleeve la is crimped around the end of the calendar to hold it in the recess.

The diameters of the sleeves 2 and 4a are so related that a suiicient space is formed between them when the one is inserted asian within the other to permit of the disposition oli' the calendar in this space, as shown in Fig. 5. An ordinary removable cap, such as 7, is adapted to be slipped over the end of the auxiliary sleeve 4ta to act as a means whereby the auxiliary sleeve can be rotated with respect to the main sleeve 2.

Assuming the parts in the position shown in Fig. 5, it will be observed that it is impossible to move the auxiliary sleeve counterclockwise further than the position shown, because the metal of the auxiliary sleeve abuts the flange 4l, However, the auxiliary sleeve can be rotated clockwise and in so doing will move the free end of the calendar around in the space between the sleeves until this end ot the calendar strikes the sloping face of thev flange ll, whereupon the free end will ride up on said flange through the slot 3. Further rotation ot the auxiliary sleeve will project practically the entire calendar through the slot for in spection, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4l.

By merely turning' the auxiliary sleeve in the opposite direction, the calendar cank be again nested in the space between the sleeves out of sight.

It is obvious that l have provided a simple, efficient and durable device which can be attached to or associated in any desirable manner with a pencil for the purpose of providing a calendar which can be readily moved into and out oi an exhibiting' position, In this way the calendar when not in use can be safely preserved from Wear and tear and yet the entire pencil is not any more bulky than is the ordinary pencil.

Vhat I claim is l. In combination with a pencil, an attachment in the form of a calendar support, means for normally nesting the calendar out of sight Within the pencil, and means 'for moving` the Whole calendar at one time to an exhibited position by the manipulation of a. part of the pencil.

2. In combination, a pencil having a slotted sleeve, an auxiliary Sleeve disposed therewitliin and bearing a calendar adapted normally to lie between the sleeves Within the pencil, and means whereby the movement of the auxiliary sleeve Will canse the calendar to project through the slot iu the irst-mentioned sleeve for exhibition.

3. In combination with a pencil having a hollow portion, means for nesting a calendar therewithin, and means for projecting,` the Whole calendar-from said sleeve at one time when desired upon t-he manipulation of a portion of the pencil.

4. An attachment for pencils having a slotted hollow portion, which comprises an auxiliary sleeve to be inserted therein, a

ANDREV EGGER. 

